Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-22
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Some OF the Carson papers are hav
lag little growl about the cit,
printing, which has been awarded
10 the Union. The Union did no
make any cut-thruat bid but sinpl,
offered t. do the work at legal rates
The editor of the APPEAL is not il
ecStacIes over the arrangement. az
Of course, he would rather have The
work come to his own office; but hi
makes no complaint about the
charges of his successful compet.
itor. He shows himself friend oi
labor and fair play by the following
wind-up paragraph in an article on
the subject:
| The APPEAL does not care pin
for the prir ting contract at any
thing less than the living rates.
We are not publishing paper for
pastime or glory, nor do we care TO
take any cont acts at any less shan
what we consider living rates.
This is manly talk, and will be
fully appreciated by all who believe
in proper compensation for services
rendered "
The ABOVE is not exactly correct.
The Union did not secure the print
ing of the city Registry List. 1t
put in a bid of 10 cents per name
the highest legal rates, under the
idea that none of the other papers
would be on hand to bid. The
other publishers had not been mott
fed and the Union thought it had
a dead thing. The other publish
ers, who keep pretty good run of
these tricks, slid into the meeting
just after the Union bid had been
opened and the paper was about to
be awarded the contract.
The APPEAL publisher demanded
the right to old. but Mr.. Muller OBJ
| jected on the. grounds that the
Union bid was opened. etc etc.
He wanted the bids Withdrawn and
give every body another chance.
The APPEAL publisher then
wrote out bid, the same as the
Union ;. aud reading it aloud laid
1t on the table. OF course Mr..
Muller was willing to receive this
md as 1t was no lower than the
Unions; both being 10 cents.
The BID was received, and the
precedent being established in
walked the Tribune publisher and
demanded a show for his cards. As
| both bids now on the table were
| public property all he had 10 do
was to make i4-cent bid and rak e
in the pot, thus euchering the
Union at its own game. Mr. Mul
Ter smiled a sickly smile aud the
meeting adjourned.
1t vas simply little game of
freeze out. The Union named the
trump, the Tribune aud APPEAL
held the Mugwump paper between
them. and set L. back clean off the
| board. The Union made bad
| bluHder ~ showing its hand as il
did, but then it has only itself To
biame for allowing Jake Muller to
advise the play.
After getting of the board by the
setback tie Union lost its head,
aud the next day took a city ordin
ance advertisement worth SGT for
nothing. and had to pay its printers
81. Sd for the setting Of the type.
Barkeeper, chalk up both these
drinks to Charlie; it's our deal.
Freeze out is nice little game
when you get interested In it and
anybody can get in.
Here we are; Union, Index, Tri-
hume, APPEAL. aud Charlie Harris
owes the board FIVE.
Jake Muller, you quit telegraph
ing Charlie my hand.
Shuttle 'em up again Ike; Ed
it's YOUR sell"
Say boys, who the duce pays for
these drinks?'
THE last two rounds were on
| Charlie"
The devil, somebody's got to
60 security or close the game; toe
much on the slate now"
| Acting Gov. Davis made
the following appointments yes